Russell Lloyd Sr.'s trip to Evansville included a learning curve in Korea

Courtesy of the University of Southern Indiana Special Collections and University Archives President Gerald R. Ford, left, with Evansville Mayor Russell Lloyd Sr., travels down Main Street in a motorcade during a visit to the city in 1976.

KEVIN SWANK / Courier &amp; Press Letters that Russell G. Lloyd wrote to his parents while he was in the Army in the 1950s. Lloyd was Evansville’s mayor in 1972-79.

Kevin Swank, The Evansville Courier &amp; Press

Courtesy Russ Lloyd Jr. Russell G. Lloyd in Korea.

Courtesy Russ Lloyd Jr. Genna and Russell G. Lloyd, circa 1975, parents of six children, one who followed in his father’s footsteps as Mayor, and Mary, who became a judge.

Courtesy Russ Lloyd Jr. Evansville Mayor Russell Lloyd got chance to run the throttle on the last L&amp;N locomotive on the “last” through train on Division Street in 1973.

Courtesy Russ Lloyd Jr. Newly elected Mayor Russell G. Lloyd eats burgers with his father, who was also named Russell Lloyd during the inaugural celebration at the Gold Room in Evansville. The mayor’s father was a coal miner in Pennsylvania.

Courtesy Russ Lloyd Jr. Russell G. Lloyd at his wedding.

Courtesy Russ Lloyd Jr. Russell G. Lloyd took this picture of the Army Band at Yokohama on Aug. 29, 1953.

Courtesy Russ Lloyd Jr. Russell G. Lloyd took this picture of a helicopter strip at 40th Division Air Strip noting “they are able to land in those small circles.”

Courtesy Russ Lloyd Jr. Russell G. Lloyd in Korea on Jan. 21, 1954.

Courier &amp; Press archives The casket containing former Mayor Russell G. Lloyd Sr. arrives at the church for the funeral services on March 24, 1980. Lloyd had been shot and killed by Julie Van Orden who shot him at his home believing that he was still mayor of Evansville, Ind.